Links

Suggestions for additional links that would benefit our group?

Please email them to Belmont.Naranon@gmail.com.

Nar-Anon Links:

• Twelve steps of Nar-Anon

• Twelve traditions of Nar-Anon

• Nar-Anon Offers Hope (brochure) 

• Sharing Experience Strength and Hope - SESH (Amazon link to purchase)

• Aphorisms (tent card slogans)

• How to Work the Steps (from Nar-Anon Midwest Region)

Government Agencies and Resources:

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, part of NIH)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• SAMHSA Helpline: 800-662-HELP (4357)

• MA Substance Use Helpline (800-327-5050)

• MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (part of MA Dept. of Public Health)

Other Support Groups and Resources:

• Helping Parents Find Peace (Cathy Taughinbaugh)

• Stay Close Blog (Libby Cataldi) - Weekly Meditations 

• Allies in Recovery (online educational resources for dealing with addiction in the family)

• REST (Resources Education Support Together)

• Recover Together (online meeting resources curated by Google)

• McLean Addiction Support Programs

• Parents Supporting Parents

• MA Alliance for Sober Housing (MASH)

• Family Healing Strategies (Diana Clark)

• MA Alliance for Sober Housing (MASH)

• Partnership to End Addiction (855-378-4373)

• Partnership to End Addiction - Parent Resource Library

• Partnership to End Addiction - Navigating treatment options

• Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT)

• The Parent's 20 Minute Guide (helpful strategies for communicating with your child)

• MGH Recovery Research Institute

• MGH Psychiatry Patient & Family Resource Center

• Grayken Center for Addiction (Boston Medical Center) 

• Turnbridge parent support groups - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month 7:00 - 8:30 PM.  Open to all concerned parents.

• Herren Project (prevention, outreach, recovery, family support)

• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

• Parents of Addicted Loved Ones

• The Happier Life Project

• RecoveryWorks

News and Media Resources:

• NYT: One Year Inside a Radical New Approach to America’s Overdose Crisis (subscription)

• HBO Documentary: Heroin: Cape Cod, USA

• Film: Pleasure Unwoven by Dr. Kevin McCauley (highly acclaimed accessible explanation of addiction as a disease) 

• Addiction is a Brain Disease - video - Dr. Ruth Potee (44 minutes)

• Surgeon General's Report on Addiction

• Why You Shouldn’t Use the Word “Addict” (Partnership for Drug Free Kids)

• Grayken/Partnership - parent coaching - Fox25 News video (featuring Rachael!) 

• Grayken/Partnership - parent coaching - Globe article (featuring Rachael and Larry!)

• Right Mind Media (website and podcast dedicated to increasing understanding and encouraging discussion about the topics of addiction, recovery, and mental health)

• It's Not About the Nail (a 2-minute humorous yet pertinent video)

• Enabling 101: How Love Becomes Fear and Help Becomes Control (from GoodTherapy.org - shared by Jenn)

• Stop Opioid Silence (from Larry's share on 12/6/21) Individuals in recovery share their stories alongside a loved one who never gave up hope and supported them through their journey)

• Communicating About Addiction: Accuracy or Alienation? (Dr. John Kelly in Psychology Today)  

Book Recommendations from our members:

• Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change (by Jeffrey Foote and Carrie Wilkens)

• The Invitation to Change: A Short Guide (by the Center for Motivation and Change)

• We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life (by Laura McKowen) 

• The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation Paperback (by Thich Nhat Hanh) 

• The Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life (by Emmet Fox) 

• The Compassion Antidote: A Path to Change for You and Your Child Struggling with Substance Use (by Catherine Taughinbaugh)

• 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety (Alan Berger, Ph.D.)

• Opening Our Hearts Transforming Our Losses (Al-Anon)

• A Merry Go Round Named Denial (Al-Anon)

• Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers (Anne Lamott)

• Blueprint for Progress: Al-Anon's Fourth Step Inventory

• Burn This Journal: An Interactive Workbook for Self-Discovery, Anger Management & Self-Love (Hannah Leeb )

• Everything Changes: Help for Families of Newly Recovering Addicts (Beverly Conyers )

• The Silva Mind Control Method (Jose Silva)

Movie Recommendations from our members:

• Dopesick (mini-series)

• Four Good Days

• Ben is Back

• Beautiful Boy

• Bill W. (A documentary about Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous)

Podcast Recommendations from our members:

• Terrible, Thanks For Asking (recommended by Susan - Jan, 2021)

• In Recovery with Dr. Nzinga Harrison 

• Coming Up For Air (Laurie MacDougall)

• Heart of the Matter (Partnership to End Addiction - hosted by Elizabeth Vargas) 

• My Child & Addiction (A Parent-to-Parent Podcast conceived and developed by three fathers whose children are addicts. Joined by several other parent support group participants, their hope is that by sharing their stories other parents and family members are offered a little encouragement and heartfelt support as we all travel this most challenging journey together. You are not alone.)

• The science of setting boundaries (Dr. Josh Smith episode on The Jordan Syatt Mini Podcast)

• The Safe Place (Dr. Josh Smith guest episode)

• Evoke Therapy Programs (Brad Reedy, Ph.D.: supports parents and other family members in making changes to improve relationships with their children who are struggling with mental illness and substance use disorders)

• Bite Your Tongue Podcast (Building relationships with your adult children)

• Put The Shovel Down (YouTube podcast)

• Right Mind Media (Jon Cohan)

Mobile App Recommendations:

• Soothing Pod Meditation (apple only)

• Insight Timer - Meditation for Sleep & Anxiety (apple, android)

• iSleep Easy - Meditations for Restful Sleep (apple, android)

Event Announcements:

• CRAFT Education: Learn A Better Way (Free. Virtual/Zoom. Weds eves 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET starting 3/9/22. Facilitated by Doug and Bea Duncan)

• Education: Empowering Loved Ones of People with Addiction (Free. Virtual/Zoom. 2nd and 4th Weds 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET starting 3/9/22.  Facilitated by Alicia Ventura, MPH, and Lisa Schott, LICSW from Boston Medical Center)

Education:

• How to tell if Someone has Relapsed (Bradford Health Services)

• How to Help Someone Experiencing a Relapse (GoodRx)

• Emotional Sobriety (Alan Berger, Ph.D.)

Advocacy:

• TAKE ACTION: Sign the petition to ensure coverage for addiction treatment

• Addiction Policy Forum

Inspiration:

• When you meet a clean drug addict... (Friedrich von Bodelschwingh 1831-1910) 

• The ABCs of Life (from Little Truth Studios)

• The Power of Vulnerability (20 min video) (Brene Brown)

• Turnbridge Daily Parent Peace

• "She Let Go" (a poem by Safire Rose)

• From Self-Defeat to Rational  

• SUD Survivor's Meditation

• Tiny Buddha - Wisdom Quotes

• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

• Living in Uncertainty (Psychology Today - Inviting a Monkey to Tea blog post - 2/4/19)

• A Chinese Farmer Story (2 minute video narrated by Alan Watts)

Guest Speakers:

• 9/24/18 - Jon Cohan - addiction therapy and family addiction counseling (past co-director of the Family Addiction Program at Right Turn)

• 10/26/18 - Justin Cambria - Director of Outreach at Turnbridge

• 1/28/19 - Emily Lindemer 

• 3/25/19 - Paul White, M.Ed., LMHC - Support Services Specialist, Herren Project

• 9/30/19 - Diana Clark, JD, MA - Family Addictions Consultant

• 10/28/19 - Tom Harrison - author of The Complete Family Guide to Addiction

• 11/25/19 - Jonathan Havens of Lifeskills - South Florida - treating mental health and active addictions

• 2/24/20 - Pierce Aliberti - Co-Founder/Outreach Coordinator at Woburn Wellness

• 4/20/20 - Alicia Ventura - BMC Grayken Center for Addiction

• 5/4/20 - Melissa Weiksnar

• 6/1/20 - Tom Harrison

• 7/13/20 - Paul Gardner - Tharros House

• 10/19/20 - Margo Walsh, Chair/Co-Founder, Maine Recovery Fund

• 11/2/20 - Ellen Kolton 

• 11/16/20 - Kevin Kent - CRAFT

• 11/30/20 - Cathy Taughinbaugh

• 2/1/21 - Dominique Simon-Levine and Laurie MacDougall - Allies in Recovery

• 3/1/21 - Brookeita Payne - Eleanor Health

• 5/3/21 - Eliza Barclay - guided meditation

• 5/17/21 - Paul Gardner - Tharros House

• 10/25/21 - Joshua Bennett-Johnson

• 1/4/22 - Diana Clark - O'Connor Professional Group

• 2/28/22 - Tim Joyce

• 3/28/22 - Marc Nudel

• 12/5/22 - Dr. Joshua Smith, PhD, MPH - (Instagram) - Newton-Wellesley Hospital - psychophysiology of pain and chronic illness  

• 10/30/23 - Dr. Joshua Smith, PhD, MPH - (Instagram) - Newton-Wellesley Hospital - psychophysiology of pain and chronic illness  

• 12/4/23: - Jon Cohan - addiction therapy and family addiction counseling (past co-director of the Family Addiction Program at Right Turn)